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Debunking Myths About Operations Management Consulting

USC Consulting Group

We work with a wide range of industries, including chemical processing, forestry products, food & beverage, life sciences, mining & metals, oil & gas, transportation & logistics, private equity, and yes, manufacturing. We’re not a bunch of pencil-pushing statisticians. Anything but. Three common myths, debunked!

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Yowza! A Nine-Step Decision Process to Help Guide Supply Chain Planning Selection

Supply Chain Shaman

This includes A&D and active ingredients for pharmaceutical companies, but lacks constraint-based asset modeling for the process industries of chemical, consumer products and food. Develop a test plan and make a final decision based on testing. Even worse, the combination of process and technology degraded the forecast by 33%.

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Behind the Numbers of the SCRC Supply Management Index

NC State SCRC

chemicals, resins, IT providers). Air Products & Chemicals Inc. Processes to structure and manage the interface between the firm’s suppliers to enable effective communication, information visibility, joint issue resolution, demand planning, and collaborative process improvements. Colgate-Palmolive Co.

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Integrated Planning: Is It Rubbish? Be Careful What You Ask For….

Supply Chain Shaman

I find most companies are good at pockets of planningdemand planning, supply planning, transportation planning, material planning or plant scheduling, but the flows are not connected. This requires continue education. Avoid discussions that focus on getting precise on a bad plan.